TOCFL Level 4 Vocabulary
TOCFL Level 4 vocabulary, entries 1,401–1,500.
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Verbs
- 波動ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄥˋto undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall; instability; in physics, vibration propagating through a mediumintransitive verb
- 發射ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋto launch; to fire (a projectile, rocket); to emit (a particle); to discharge; emission; emanationverb
- 飼養ㄙˋ ㄧㄤˇto raise; to rear; to keep and feed animals or livestock.verb
- 寧可ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇwould rather; prefer to; choose to do something even if not ideal; the lesser of two evils.auxiliary verb
- 張開ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞto open up; to spread; to extend; to separate or open something that was closed or foldedverb
- 歌唱ㄍㄜ ㄔㄤˋto sing; to vocalize in song; to perform vocally with melodyintransitive verb
- 放大ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋto enlarge; to magnify; to increase the size or scale of somethingverb
- 辦公ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥto handle official business; to do office work; to work in an officeintransitive verb
- 點燃ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊto ignite; to set on fire; to cause to burn; to lightverb
- 急診ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄣˇemergency treatment; emergency medical care; hospital emergency department; emergency roomintransitive verb
- 壓迫ㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋto oppress; to repress; to constrain; oppression; pressure or stress (physics).verb
- 印刷ㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄚto print; printing; the process of reproducing text or images using ink and plates.intransitive verb
- 關上ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋto close a door; to turn off a light or electrical equipmentverb
- 解答ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˊto answer; to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); solution; answerverb
- 運送ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋto transport; to carry; to convey goods or people from one place to another.verb
- 打招呼ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨto greet someone with words or gestures; to give prior notice or make preliminary contact before proceedingseparable verb
- 推翻ㄊㄨㄟ ㄈㄢto overthrow; to topple; to negate an existing situation, system, or decisionverb
- 欺騙ㄑㄧ ㄆㄧㄢˋto deceive; to cheat; to mislead someone through lies or false pretenses.verb
- 放學ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊto dismiss students at the end of the school day; to finish school for the day; to be let out of schoolseparable process verb
- 安裝ㄢ ㄓㄨㄤto install; to set up; to mount; to erect; to fix in place; installation.verb
- 來往ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇto come and go; to travel back and forth; to have dealings or contact with; social interactionintransitive verb
- 吩咐ㄈㄣ ㄈㄨˋto tell; to instruct; to command; to order someone to do somethingverb
- 入境ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋto enter a country; to go through immigration at a borderverb
- 昏迷ㄏㄨㄣ ㄇㄧˊto lose consciousness; to be in a coma; a state of mental confusion; to be dazed or disoriented; (archaic) to be muddled or ignorant; to be deeply absorbed or infatuatedprocess verb
- 示威ㄕˋ ㄨㄟto demonstrate as a protest; a public protest or rally; a show of force or powerintransitive verb
- 寧願ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋwould rather; prefer to choose one option over another, especially when neither is ideal; willingly accept a less desirable alternative.auxiliary verb
- 逃走ㄊㄠˊ ㄗㄡˇto escape; to flee; to run away.process verb
- 防守ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇto defend; to protect against attack; guard; hold a defensive positionverb
- 繁殖ㄈㄢˊ ㄓˊto breed; to reproduce; to propagate; to multiplyverb
- 鼓舞ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost moraleverb
- 超出ㄔㄠ ㄔㄨto exceed; to go beyond a limit; to overstep; to encroachtransitive process verb
- 注射ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋinjection; to inject (medicine or substance into the body with a syringe); to shoot or squirt forcefully; to fire arrows rapidly; (figurative) quick thinking and fluent speechverb
- 出院ㄔㄨ ㄩㄢˋto be discharged from hospital; to leave hospital after treatmentintransitive verb
- 辦事ㄅㄢˋ ㄕˋto handle affairs; to work; to be employedintransitive verb
- 招呼ㄓㄠ ㄏㄨto greet; to say hello; to call out to; to take care of; to look after; to inform; to notifyverb
- 輸出ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨto export (goods, services, technology); to output (data, signals, energy); to deliver or transmit from a system or countryverb
- 破裂ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋto burst; to rupture; to crack open; (of a relationship, negotiation, etc) to break down; to fall throughprocess verb
- 放手ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇto let go; to release one's grip; to give up; to stop holding back; to act without restraintintransitive verb
- 犯錯ㄈㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋto make a mistake; to err; to do something wrongseparable verb
- 建國ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊto found a country; nation-building; the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.intransitive verb
- 分工ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥdivision of labor; to divide up the work; each person or unit takes on a separate task.intransitive verb
- 成交ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠto reach a deal; to close a sale; to complete a transaction; to finalize a contractprocess verb
- 零售ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˋto sell goods individually or in small quantities; retail (as opposed to wholesale); to sell at retail.verb
- 中毒ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨˊpoisoning; toxic exposure; to be poisoned; to be intoxicated by a substance; (fig.) to be obsessed with or addicted to somethingseparable process verb
- 徵求ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊto solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback, etc.); to petitionverb
- 制止ㄓˋ ㄓˇto stop; to put a stop to; to curb; to check; to restrain by force or authority.verb
- 訂購ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄡˋto place an order; to subscribe to a publication; to arrange to buy something in advanceverb
- 發音ㄈㄚ ㄧㄣto pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound; to produce speech or musical soundintransitive verb · noun
- 發抖ㄈㄚ ㄉㄡˇto tremble; to shake; to shiver (from cold, fear, anger, etc.)intransitive verb
- 收看ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋto watch (a TV program); to tune in to a broadcast.verb
- 求婚ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣto propose marriage; to ask someone to marry you.separable verb
- 過濾ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄩˋto filter; to screen out; to remove impurities by passing through a filter; to select or sift throughverb
- 緩和ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊto ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mildverb
- 聘請ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇto hire; to engage; to invite someone formally to take a position or provide a service.verb
- 失眠ㄕ ㄇㄧㄢˊinsomnia; inability to fall asleep or stay asleep; sleeplessnessprocess verb
- 震動ㄓㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋto shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibrationintransitive verb
- 註冊ㄓㄨˋ ㄘㄜˋto register; to enroll; to sign up with an authority, organization, or schoolseparable verb
- 免得ㄇㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜso as to avoid; in order to prevent; lest; to spare someone from having toauxiliary verb
- 濫用ㄌㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋto misuse; to abuse; to use excessively or improperlyverb
- 得罪˙ㄉㄜ ㄗㄨㄟˋto offend someone; to commit a crime or offense; a polite apology or excuse metransitive process verb
- 鍛鍊ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋto engage in physical exercise; to work out; to toughen or temper (metal); to develop skills through practice; to train oneself; (arch.) to fabricate charges against someoneverb
- 反問ㄈㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋto answer a question with a question; to reply by asking a question; rhetorical questionverb
- 轉播ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄛˋrelay; broadcast (on radio or TV); to rebroadcast a live or recorded program.verb
- 考取ㄎㄠˇ ㄑㄩˇto pass an entrance exam; to be admitted to a school or program after passing a testtransitive process verb
- 糾正ㄐㄧㄡ ㄓㄥˋto correct; to rectify; to put right a mistake or error.verb
- 出事ㄔㄨ ㄕˋto have an accident; to meet with a mishap; (euphemism) to die, to pass awayseparable process verb
- 漲價ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋto increase in price; to rise in cost; to appreciate in value.separable process verb
- 侵害ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄞˋto infringe; to encroach on; to violate (rights, interests); to cause harm or damage to others.verb
- 讓步ㄖㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋto concede; to give in; to yield; a concession; to compromise to avoid conflict.intransitive verb
- 歡呼ㄏㄨㄢ ㄏㄨto cheer; to shout with joy; to acclaim enthusiastically.intransitive verb
- 退回ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊto return or send back (an item); to go back; to reverttransitive process verb
- 附加ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚadditional; extra; supplementary; to add on; to attach; an annex or addendum.transitive process verb
- 出境ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋto leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)process verb
- 開除ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨˊto expel from an organization; to fire or dismiss an employee; (dated) to spend or disburse money.verb
- 儲蓄ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄩˋto save money (in a bank); savings; to set aside funds for future use.intransitive verb
- 罷工ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥa strike; a collective work stoppage by workers to demand something from employers or the governmentintransitive verb
- 膨脹ㄆㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋto expand; to inflate; to swell; to grow in size or extent; (economics) inflationprocess verb
- 截止ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇto end; to close; to stop by a deadline; (electricity) cut-offprocess verb
- 滅亡ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊto be destroyed; to perish; to become extinct; to die out; to destroy; to exterminateprocess verb
- 奔跑ㄅㄣ ㄆㄠˇto run; to dash; to sprint; to move quickly on footintransitive verb
- 打擾ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇto disturb; to bother; to trouble; polite expression when interrupting or thanking someone for their hospitalityverb
- 淨化ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto purify; to cleanse; to remove impurities; to make puretransitive process verb
- 傳染ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄢˇto infect; contagious; spread disease from one organism to another; can be direct contact or via a carrierverb
- 起火ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇto catch fire; to ignite; to start a fire; to get angry; (Taiwan) a skyrocket fireworkprocess verb
- 祝賀ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄜˋto congratulate; to offer congratulations; an expression of good wishes on a happy occasion.verb
- 化妝ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤto put on makeup; to apply cosmetics; facial makeup; cosmetic stylingintransitive verb
- 拜拜ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋbye-bye; to say goodbye; (coll.) to part ways or cut ties; (Tw) to bow in respect; religious ceremony with offerings to a deityintransitive verb
- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozingseparable verb
- 迷失ㄇㄧˊ ㄕto get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be confused and unable to tell right from wrong; to lose or misplace somethingprocess verb
- 吸菸ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢto smoke tobacco; to smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products.separable verb
- 鞠躬ㄐㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄥto bow; to bend forward at the waist as a gesture of respect, greeting, or apology.intransitive verb
- 接見ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˋto receive someone; to grant an interview; to meet with someone officiallyverb
- 陳列ㄔㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋto display; to exhibit; to arrange in order; to set out for viewingverb
- 通信ㄊㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣˋto correspond by letter, email, or other telecommunications; a method of sending or receiving messages between people or placesseparable verb
- 侵入ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˋto invade; to intrude into; to trespass; to gain unauthorized access (computing)verb
- 走私ㄗㄡˇ ㄙto smuggle; to transport goods illegally across borders without declaring them or complying with government regulations.verb
- 擁護ㄩㄥˇ ㄏㄨˋto support; to endorse; to back; to uphold; to championverb
- 到期ㄉㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊto expire; to fall due; to mature (loan, visa, investment bond, etc); to reach the stipulated deadlineprocess verb
- 降價ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋto reduce the price; to lower the cost; to make cheaperseparable process verb
- 掩蓋ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄞˋto cover up; to conceal; to hide behind; to obscureverb